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Arts and Crafts Lighting: From the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation
Arts and Crafts Lighting From the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation Author:David Cathers ?Considers a practical and aesthetic perspective on lighting styles in the American Arts and Crafts eraThe invention of American Arts and Crafts lighting was an irresistible phenomenon for many early twentieth-century artisans and designers. As it blossomed, it became a unique expression of craft, creativity, and technology. Arts and Crafts Ligh... more »ting examines the advent of electric lighting from 1895 to 1920, showcasing more than eighty objects in the Two Red Roses Foundation Collection. The artisans, architects, and firms responsible for these works are discussed, along with the nature of their designs, their working methods, their creative use of wood, metal, glass, mica, ceramic, and other natural materials, and their imaginative handling of incandescent light to create functional, radiant beauty within the domestic sphere.« less